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Many distros and apps are dropping 32 bit support, which is going to make this request more difficult. I'd suggest a super long LTS distro like Debain and a migration plan for 64 bit. You can choose a different desktop environment if you need to make it more user friendly.<br />
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Ubuntu, Arch, and Fedora are already dropping 32 bit support.
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Thank you. &nbsp;I understand that. However, my goal is not to have the latest and greatest, just have something that will allow me to re-purpose this older computer in order to give it away. &nbsp;I believe my system is 32 bit and I am not interested in upgrading hardware. &nbsp; It will only be used for web based email and word processing. &nbsp;I know that chrome does not support 32 bit but firefox does.
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You might try <a href="http://www.lxle.net" rel="ugc">LXLE</a>. I don't really use lightweight linux distros but when I do that is the one I use.
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Try Ubuntu 32-bit <br />
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<a href="http://download.cnet.com/Ubuntu-32-bit/3000-18513_4-170729.html" rel="ugc">http://download.cnet.com/Ubuntu-32-bit/3000-18513_4-170729.html</a><br />
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That may work on your computer
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John, that would have been my first choice. &nbsp; But the requirements <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements" rel="ugc">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements</a>&nbsp;show a dual core 2Ghz processor. &nbsp;I don't know enough about one AMD from another. Do think with what I have shown in my question the specs work out?
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What about Lightweight GUI alternative (Xubuntu and Lubuntu) in that link you posted. &nbsp;These should run on your old machine. In that link, there is a link to both systems. Both claim to be for lightweight computers. See if they work.
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Look for an older version of Debian or Ubuntu, two to three releases back. &nbsp;That'll do the job. &nbsp;Both Debian and Ubuntu have all their distributions online no matter how old.<br />
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Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)
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The popular distros are dropping 32-bit support left and right, and from a usability stand point, you probably don't want to go with a less-popular distro. &nbsp;In terms of being supported, you also want to run an unsupported version if you plan on doing anything with it online.<br />
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For the price of a couple hundred bucks, you could buy a machine at Wal-Mart that would run circles around the PC in question.
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I appreciate and understand what is being said. However, I am asking for personal experience on which distro to use based on what I have to work with and that does not seem to be the case here. Probably because this group does not muck with older &nbsp;hardware.<br />
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Instead, I have been playing around with a few options on my own based on my previous research.
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OK. &nbsp;Well, if you're dead set on using the old hardware, and are OK with older, unsupported distros and understand the risk it presents.<br />
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I have a very minimally spec'd Dell Mini on which I installed an old version of Fedora 19 with the LXDE GUI on it.<br />
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You can get the ISO for it <a href="http://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/releases/19/Fedora/x86_64/iso/" rel="ugc">here</a>.
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I used my previous research to try different options. I was hoping for some members that may have experience with recently installing linux on older hardware but it makes sense why this is not the case.<br />
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Thank you.
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I have a windows XP that is running on &nbsp;a 32 bit AMD Sempron 140 &nbsp;2.71 Ghz and 2.75 RAM and looking to convert to Ubuntu or some other linux distro so this can be re purposed. &nbsp;I would like to have an easy to use desktop for non technical users.<br />
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There are a handful of &quot;best lightweight&quot; style articles that I have already read and am looking for personal experience.<br />
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Thank you.
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I have a windows XP that is running on  a 32 bit AMD Sempron 140  2.71 Ghz and 2.75 RAM and looking to convert to Ubuntu or some other linux distro so this can be re purposed.  I would like to have an easy to use desktop for non technical users.

There are a handful of "best lightweight" style articles that I have already read and am looking for personal experience.

Thank you.

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